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Water Drops – Early Chamber Music

By On 15 August, 1998 · Leave a Comment · In Reviews

This second (and final) installment begins with the very appealing Suite for Violin and Piano in E major (1888), comprising five movements played attacca. As the key suggests, it opens with a sunny and attractive Allegro molto, with two beautiful subjects. In this work, the piano mostly accompanies, while the violin, here beautifully and naturally [...]

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Early Sibelius is still Sibelius

By On 3 May, 1998 · 1 Comment · In Reviews

Sibelius’ early works (pre-Kullervo/1892) remain largely unfamiliar to the public. The reason for this, and why the works in Ondine’s survey of Sibelius’ early chamber works include many world premiere recordings is because until 1982, the Sibelius family estate forbade the performance and publication of the music. (Sibelius himself, self-critical as always, would [...]

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